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AMLA has published its first Single Programming Document, setting out the Authority's priorities and timelines for 2026-2028 as it moves from foundation to delivery.

AMLA launches data collection exercise to calibrate the risk models informing the 2027 selection of entities for direct supervision and strengthening consistent risk assessment across EU supervisors.

AMLA Chair Bruna Szego delivered a keynote address at the BIPAR 2026 Mid-Term Meeting in Vienna on 22 January 2026, outlining the new EU AML framework and its relevance for the insurance intermediary sector.

On 1 January 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) completed the transfer of all AML/CFT mandates and functions from the EBA to AMLA, marking a milestone in the EU's fight against financial crime.

The Chair of the European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) has completed her inaugural Road Show, visiting all 27 EU Member States for bilateral meetings with the public and private sectors.

From 2028, AMLA will directly supervise 40 high-risk financial institutions in the EU. The instruments announced today set out how AMLA and national supervisors will assess risks and how AMLA will select the entities it will directly supervise.

Bruna Szego, Chair of AMLA, appeared before the ECON and LIBE Committees of the European Parliament on 2 December 2025 in Brussels, presenting the Authority’s progress, outlining priorities, and responding to MEPs questions on a range of topics.

Bruna Szego, the Chair of AMLA, Outlines Vision and Priorities for AMLA at European Anti-Financial Crime Summit in Dublin on Wednesday, 7 May 2025.

With the launch of its powers and responsibilities on 1 July 2025, AMLA expects firms engaging in crypto asset activities to have in place strong protections against money laundering and terrorist financing.